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Professor Chris Taylor was asked to provide comment regarding HEFCW warning that universities in Wales could fall behind those in the rest of the UK unless the way students are funded changes.

WISERD Director Professor Ian Rees Jones speaking at the WISERD Civil Society Centre launch in January 2015.

Professor Sally Power’s research on the Assisted Places Scheme featured in an article by The Times, which can be seen here.

Further coverage of Professor Chris Taylor’s analysis from Millennium Cohort Study in Western Mail, linked below. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-poorest-children-much-less-6199189

Professor Chris Taylor’s research revealing that children in Wales are behind their counterparts in England in standards of literacy was covered extensively by national news outlets Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/literacy-standards-dropping-wales-new-5835371 The Independent – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/english-children-outperform-welsh-and-scottish-pupils-at-reading-8797106.html The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/04/reading-england-wales-scotland-pupils ITV News – http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2013-09-04/literacy-lagging-behind-england/ BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-23955938/welsh-pupils-literacy-lagged-behind-england-in-2007

Professor David Blackaby discusses the 1,400 jobs created from aerospace company Testia UK in Newport in an article published by BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23934149  

Research from Professor Chris Taylor and Professor Gareth Rees regarding widening access appeared in a news article run by Wales Online. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/background-no-barrier-university-success-5390966